Sexist remark or over reaction?

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Slime said:
Sexist is probably the wrong word here .............................. the word I think I would use is ....... funny!
These days there are too many people climbing over each other to wave the 'I'm offended' flag.
I find the need for an apology more offensive .................... so, what does that make me?

Slime.
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As easily offended as the rest of us.;)
 
JamesR said:
A lot of ageism going on in this thread.
Apparently Mr Alliss made his, supposedly inappropriate, comment because of his age.
I find this offensive on behalf of all the seniors I know who do not say sexist things.

I demand an apology from Golf monthly on behalf of all the posts above blaming elder statesmen for Mr Alliss' comments.
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As now eligible to play in the Seniors I welcome your support James, along with the support I receive from my truss.
 
Sat at the kitchen table working this morning and Mrs Lambchops comes in and says 'I think its time I had a new kitchen' - women do think of the kitchen as their domain so I see nowt wrong with what was said


*If she wants one she can pay for it herself mind
 
I checked the date to make sure it wasn't 1st April ?!!

Seems a number of people these days spend most of their days looking for ways to be offended !!

It was a throwaway comment and nothing more
 
Out of interest, if it had been (relatively) young Andrew Cotter who said it and not old Peter Alliss, what would the reaction have been?
 
Sorry to say this but a younger person would be very unlikely to come out with a comment like that. It is an old fashioned attitude, that women are linked to kitchens as they once were. A modern mentality would simply not think along those lines. A younger commentator along the same lines as Peter Alliss may have made a comment about buying Jimmy Choo's or some other expensive item but it would still be a dangerous comment and younger commentators are more aware of red lines. Peter Alliss knows he can walk that line. I am assuming he doesn't need to work if he doesn't want to and so can be a little less cautious in his ramblings.

Saying that I took it as the innocent, throw away comment that it was meant to be. People offended by it are looking for things to offend them.
 
FairwayDodger said:
At the risk of taking the thread off track.... Have you experienced this? It's oft-quoted but does it ever actually happen? I've never witnessed it. The only two reactions I've ever seen are either gratefully accepting the seat or politely declining.
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Afraid so...

Which is why it was quite refreshing last week, when I offered a young Mum help with a pushchair up some stairs, she gratefully accepted my offer of help... Quite a few younger fitter lads had walked by without any thought of offering help... Poor show in my opinion... But, this is London I am talking about...
 
MegaSteve said:
Afraid so...

Which is why it was quite refreshing last week, when I offered a young Mum help with a pushchair up some stairs, she gratefully accepted my offer of help... Quite a few younger fitter lads had walked by without any thought of offering help... Poor show in my opinion... But, this is London I am talking about...
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NEVER do as i did in Bank tube.. Offered a lady some help, she glady accepted. Anyone who knows Bank station, knows its probably one of the most maze like places in the world with more stair cases than a princesses castle.

I think i helped her up and down about 11 staircases and one escalator that had decided to stop working. Was actually sweating when i eventually got on my DLR chugger! But i did have a warm fuzzy feeling. I think it was my back..
 
I've never had a lady complain or refuse when:

> offered my seat on train/bus/underground
> stood back/aside to let a lady through a door before me
> held a door open
> complimented on how she looks/is dressed
> let a lady serve herself before me of food laid at the table
> offered to carry luggage/parcel up stairs
> offered to lift luggage/bags onto overhead racks (in train etc)
> let the lady go first if both arrive at bar at the same time

etc etc
 
Been away golfing missed the Open and any who har that went with it.........

seriously some people lead a pathetic existence if they thought that was sexist, and that includes Faldo's manager........ My personal opinion
 
Lambchops said:
Sat at the kitchen table working this morning and Mrs Lambchops comes in and says 'I think its time I had a new kitchen' - women do think of the kitchen as their domain so I see nowt wrong with what was said


*If she wants one she can pay for it herself mind
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See what you're doing there is taking one person (your wife), who although she is a woman, is not in a position to comment on behalf of all women. You can't just assume her view applies to all women, that's the sexist part of that view.

It would be like me hearing an Irishman insult someone from a different country, and then infer that all Irishman are racist. you can't do it (Irish nationality picked purely at random - although I avoided picking Scotland because I know the sort of fight that can start!)
 
It was a joke and usually a joke pokes fun at some one or some group - Alliss is 84 and meant no one any harm.

Its a sad fact of life that some people sit around looking for excuses to complain/get themselves publicity.

I'd like to think Zac's wife (I'm sorry but I do not know the lady's name!!!) would see the funny side.
 
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